Lazy drivers are creating chaos in Silsden at weekends, town councillors claim.

Cars left “strewn” on the pavements of Keighley Road and Belton Road when Silsden AFC play have led to complaints from residents.

They say vehicles parked on both sides of the roads make it difficult for other cars to pass and for pedestrians, wheelchair users and pram pushers to use the pavements.

The Craven Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) had been patrolling, but changes in legislation mean Bradford Council parking officers are now in charge of issuing tickets.

Silsden manufacturer Habasit Rossi has offered its car park further up Keighley Road to match-day spectators, but it seems it is being ignored.

Coun Alison Coward said: “There is parking for them to use, but they don’t use it because they are lazy. There have been three cars parked in Habasit for the last three weeks – just three cars!”

PC Peter Merrifield asked the council to consider requesting double yellow lines, which Sergeant Jo Beecroft, from Craven NPT, supported.

She said: “There is enough parking on other streets around town, but people just do not want to walk.”

But Coun Chris Atkinson opposed double yellow lines.

He said: “The football club needs to put an A-board up that says ‘parking this way’ and point to parking further up the road at Habasit”

The council resolved to ask Bradford Council for double yellow lines on both roads.